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Police Workforce, England and Wales, As at 30 September 2019 Police workforce, England and Wales, as at 30 September 2019 Intro C Contents This release is a mid-year update of the Police workforce, 1 Introduction ............................. 2 England and Wales publication series, containing information on police workers in post on 30 September 2019 in. We are 2 Police workforce, as at 30 seeking users views on extending the coverage of future September 2019 ..................................... 3 releases to include the National Crime Agency workforce (see Annex A). 3 Experimental statistics on Misconduct and criminal investigations .. 7 A separate information note has been published alongside this release to outline our plans to report on progress with the Annex A Proposal to extend the recruitment of an additional 20,000 officers in England and coverage of this statistical release ....... 16 Wales by end of March 2023. Police workforce as at 30 September 2019 - 124,784 officers as at 30 September 2019 in the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales. - An increase of 1.9% on September 2018 (122,406 officers) - Following a decline between 2009 and 2017, the officer numbers have increased. Date published: 30 January 2020 3,000 2,122 2,378 2,000 Frequency of release: 948 1,000 477 Biannual 0 Forthcoming release: -1,000 -101 -1,293 -930 Home Office statistics release -2,000 -1,504 calendar -3,000 -2,503 -2,715 -4,000 -3,469 Home Office responsible statistician: -3,999 -5,000 John Flatley -6,000 Press enquires: Magnitude of change of Magnitude -6,012 -7,000 [email protected] 020 7035 3535 Public enquires: [email protected] As at... v.uk Total workforce (officers, staff, Police Community Support Officers, designated officers and traffic wardens) were at 204,815 FTE on the same date, an increase of 2.2% on the previous year. Misconduct and criminal investigations (Experimental statistics) - 2,362 cases assessed as misconduct or gross misconduct in the year ending March 2019, of which proceedings brought in 1,373 cases. Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2019 1 Introduction 1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION This release is a mid-year update of the Police workforce, England and Wales publication series. It contains statistics on the numbers of police officers, police staff, police community support officers (PCSOs), designated officers, special constables and police support volunteers (PSVs) in post on 30 September 2019 in the 43 police forces of England and Wales and the British Transport Police (BTP)1. This release also contains experimental statistics on misconduct and criminal investigations for the year ending 31 March 2019. Unless otherwise stated, total workforce figures quoted in the bulletin include those on career breaks or other forms of long-term absence, and include those seconded in to police forces from other forces or central services (e.g. the Home Office, the National Crime Agency). The workforce figures in this release are all presented on a full-time equivalent (FTE) basis unless indicated otherwise. Headline figures are available in the data tables. We are proposing to expand the coverage of these statistics to include the workforce of the National Crime Agency. Further details can be found in Annex A, and we would welcome comments from users. Any changes to the coverage of this statistical series will be made in the July edition of this release (covering the situation as at 31 March 2020). The data in this release can be found in the Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2019: data tables, and the User Guide to Police Workforce Statistics contains further information including a glossary, conventions used, and other background information. 1.2 NATIONAL STATISTICS STATUS These statistics have been assessed by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure that they continue to meet the standards required to be designated as National Statistics. This means that these statistics meet the highest standards of trustworthiness, impartiality, quality and public value, and are fully compliant with the Code of Practice for Statistics. The Home Office worked closely with the UK Statistics Authority to improve information on the quality and limitations of the various datasets, and the ways in which the Home Office engages with users of the statistics. This is documented in the user guide, which is published alongside this release. This release also contains data on misconduct and criminal investigations for the year ending 31 March 2019. These data in this section of the release have been designated as Experimental Statistics, to acknowledge that further development will take place in the coming years. 1 Data for the British Transport Police are largely excluded from analysis in this report, their data can be found in the accompanying data tables. 2 2 Police workforce, as at 30 September 2019 2 Police workforce, as at 30 September 2019 This release is a mid-year update of the Police workforce, England and Wales publication series, containing information on police workers in post on 30 September 2019 in England and Wales. A separate information note has been published alongside this release to outline our plans to report on progress with the recruitment of an additional 20,000 officers in England and Wales by the end of March 2023. There were 204,815 workers (FTE) employed by the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales on 30 September 2019, an increase of 4,354 (or 2.2%) compared with a year earlier. The size of the workforce (officers, staff, designated officers, Police Community Support Officers and traffic wardens) has been increasing, from 200,461 as at 30 September 2018, to 202,023 as at 31 March 2019, to 204,815 in the latest figures. In addition, as at 30 September 2019 there were 10,039 special constables (headcount) and 7,740 police support volunteers (PSVs)2 (Table 2.1). Table 2.1: Police workforce1,2 as at 30 September 2018, 31 March 2019, and 30 September 2019, England and Wales Change in 12 months 30 Sep-18 to 30 Sep-19 30-Sep-18 31-Mar-19 30-Sep-19 Number Percentage Police officers 122,406 123,171 124,784 2,378 1.9% Police staff and 68,258 69,304 70,737 2,480 3.6% designated officers3 PCSOs 9,791 9,547 9,292 -499 -5.1% Total workforce2 200,461 202,023 204,815 4,354 2.2% Special constables 11,029 10,640 10,039 -990 -9.0% (headcount)4 PSVs (headcount)4,5 8,131 7,670 7,740 -391 -4.8% Source: Workforce Table 6 Notes: 1. Excludes British Transport Police and secondments to central services. 2. Total workforce includes a small number of traffic wardens. Figures on the number of traffic wardens quoted in this release are very small as police forces have mostly transferred these duties to local authorities. Special constables, as volunteers, have been excluded from this count. 3. Designated officers and police staff have been combined as some forces are unable to provide data on designated officers separately. However, where available, a breakdown of these figures can be found in the data tables. 4. Special constables and PSVs do not have contracted working hours so their numbers are provided on a headcount basis rather than FTE. 2 Individuals who by choice put their time, experience, knowledge and skills at the disposal of the force without expectation of compensation or financial rewards, expect for the payment of pre-determined out of pocket expenses. 3 Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2019 As at 30 September 2019, there were 124,784 police officers in the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales, a 1.9% increase from 122,406 police officers as at 30 September 2018. Figure 2.1 shows the long-term trend in police officer numbers. Figure 2.1: Number of police officers1 as at 30 September 2006 to 2019, England and Wales 160,000 140,000 120,000 144,353 142,232 141,850 141,385 141,284 135,838 131,839 128,370 100,000 127,077 125,574 124,784 122,859 122,406 121,929 80,000 60,000 Number of police officers police of Number 40,000 20,000 0 As at... Source: Workforce Table 6 Notes: 1. Excludes BTP and secondments to central services. Police officer numbers have fallen by 19,569 (14%) since the peak in 2009, when there were 144,353 officers, and the increase between September 2017 and September 2019 was the second year on year increase since 2009, showing that the previous downward trend in officer numbers has ceased, and we are now seeing an increase in officer numbers. In addition, the British Transport Police employed 2,984 police officers, whilst a further 381 police officers were seconded out to central services3. 3 Secondments to central services are secondments to central government, e.g. the Home Office, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), or the National Crime Agency (NCA). 4 2 Police workforce, as at 30 September 2019 Across the 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales, police officer numbers rose by 2,378 between 30 September 2018 and 30 September 2019 (Figure 2.2). This is the largest year-on-year increase in a decade (There was an increase of 2,612 officers between March 2008 and March 2009). PCSO numbers fell by 499 over the same period to 9,292 PCSOs, continuing the recent downward trend, and numbers of police staff and designated officers increased by 2,480 (or 3.6%) over the same time period. Figure 3.2: Change in the number of police officers1 as at 30 September 2007 to 2019, compared with the previous year, England and Wales 3,000 2,378 2,122 2,000 948 1,000 477 0 -101 -1,000 -930 -2,000 -1,293 -1,504 -3,000 -2,503 -2,715 -4,000 -3,469 Magnitude of change of Magnitude -3,999 -5,000 -6,000 -6,012 -7,000 As at..
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